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Replying To SaffronDon: "Do you really have to repeat this every time somebody sets up a soccer thread or discussion? I think we all get it. You hate soccer and the people who follow it. Way to go Barney Rubble!" Yabba Dabba Doo! Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2654 - 26/06/2024 15:09:14 2554978 Link
Replying To SaffronDon: "Do you really have to repeat this every time somebody sets up a soccer thread or discussion? I think we all get it. You hate soccer and the people who follow it. Way to go Barney Rubble!" Brón orm. Group hug for theTan ballers :-) BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3128 - 26/06/2024 16:24:27 2555003 Link
Replying To BarneyGrant: "Brón orm. Group hug for theTan ballers :-)" Soccer is a truely global sport. No country owns it and you could have a kick around with people in nearly any country in the world. I know you could make an argument for the anglo-ness of rugby but definitely not soccer. Tell people in Argentina or Brazil that the sport is English. MachaireConnacht (Roscommon) - Posts: 999 - 26/06/2024 17:56:23 2555013 Link
Replying To GreenandRed: "They are when Southgate sets them up like that anyway. Plenty of good footballers in that squad." The English players do well in club football because they have an array of international stars around them making them look good. How do England always manage to get such easy groups and be on the easy side of the draw in these tournaments? happened the last few times, Iceland beating them in 2016 was a classic. England are pathetic the way they play and all the talk building them up doesn't help them. The amount of diving and play acting in soccer is getting ridiculous, they are using the video ref to help them get decisions right, they should always use it also to book people for diving and cheating and give them yellow cards and match bans for it. Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 3032 - 26/06/2024 18:46:22 2555023 Link
Replying To katser: "Just waiting on Romania and Turkey....zdravo!" Just Turkey now. Good luck. Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2654 - 26/06/2024 18:58:01 2555025 Link
Replying To katser: "Traditionally I would go for Italy (seven sisters of Italian football and all that) but this time I am going for Portugal!! With Slovenia and Romania as my 4 seed underdog to qualify for the knockout!" Boom jackpot Slovenia and Romania (double) to qualify 8/1!! katser (Galway) - Posts: 2475 - 26/06/2024 19:16:30 2555031 Link
Replying To MachaireConnacht: "Soccer is a truely global sport. No country owns it and you could have a kick around with people in nearly any country in the world. I know you could make an argument for the anglo-ness of rugby but definitely not soccer. Tell people in Argentina or Brazil that the sport is English." It's like soap opera and rap music. You could train monkeys to play it. Don't even need training. Still, each to their own. BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3128 - 26/06/2024 21:58:58 2555049 Link
England. Football is coming home B&G (Longford) - Posts: 362 - 26/06/2024 22:12:33 2555050 Link
Replying To katser: "Boom jackpot Slovenia and Romania (double) to qualify 8/1!!" Congratulations! So who are you going for to make the AI final? :) bruffgael (Limerick) - Posts: 201 - 26/06/2024 23:11:31 2555064 Link
Replying To BarneyGrant: "It's like soap opera and rap music. You could train monkeys to play it. Don't even need training. Still, each to their own." You could say that about Gaelic football though, especially now. Main requirement is you are athletic. Could you really train monkeys to do what the likes of Maradonna, George Best, Zidane, Messi or Zico could do? MachaireConnacht (Roscommon) - Posts: 999 - 27/06/2024 00:02:41 2555071 Link
Replying To Tirchonaill1: "The English players do well in club football because they have an array of international stars around them making them look good. How do England always manage to get such easy groups and be on the easy side of the draw in these tournaments? happened the last few times, Iceland beating them in 2016 was a classic. England are pathetic the way they play and all the talk building them up doesn't help them. The amount of diving and play acting in soccer is getting ridiculous, they are using the video ref to help them get decisions right, they should always use it also to book people for diving and cheating and give them yellow cards and match bans for it." Well don't watch it then. Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2654 - 27/06/2024 00:20:16 2555074 Link
Replying To BarneyGrant: "It's like soap opera and rap music. You could train monkeys to play it. Don't even need training. Still, each to their own." Your bitterness and hatred with anything to with Britain, makes most of your comments on sports like soccer, rugby, farcical and bordering on deranged. Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2654 - 27/06/2024 00:28:52 2555075 Link
All set up now for England imo. They haven't played well yet, have topped their group and have a very handy route to the final. It's coming home methinks. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13779 - 27/06/2024 09:44:37 2555090 Link
OK time to name your last eight teams after the round of 16 games here are mine , Italy , Germany , France , England , Netherlands , Spain , Portugal , Austria Redhot (Cork) - Posts: 739 - 27/06/2024 09:57:24 2555096 Link
If Portugal had a proper manager and someone who doesn't let a tantrum throwing striker run the team I would have more faith in them. MachaireConnacht (Roscommon) - Posts: 999 - 27/06/2024 10:09:25 2555098 Link
Replying To MesAmis: "All set up now for England imo. They haven't played well yet, have topped their group and have a very handy route to the final. It's coming home methinks." 'Has it ever been home?' was Kasper Schmeichel's priceless response before the 2021 semi. Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 3875 - 27/06/2024 10:13:13 2555099 Link
Replying To Tirchonaill1: "The English players do well in club football because they have an array of international stars around them making them look good. How do England always manage to get such easy groups and be on the easy side of the draw in these tournaments? happened the last few times, Iceland beating them in 2016 was a classic. England are pathetic the way they play and all the talk building them up doesn't help them. The amount of diving and play acting in soccer is getting ridiculous, they are using the video ref to help them get decisions right, they should always use it also to book people for diving and cheating and give them yellow cards and match bans for it." Top seeds get easier groups. On paper Belgium and France got easy groups but played on grass. Some so-called easy fixtures have been anything but in these Euros. Football hasn't always been good but great to see some lower ranked teams get some upsets and advance. GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7651 - 27/06/2024 10:20:30 2555100 Link
Replying To katser: "Slovenia, Romania, Austria and Turkey all to qualify from their group. 4 team acca 12/1." Winner for me along with Slovenia and Romania double 8/1. So a 12/1 winner and 8/1 double winner is very good. Jez I am a crafty aul so and so!! katser (Galway) - Posts: 2475 - 27/06/2024 10:48:40 2555107 Link
Replying To Redhot: "OK time to name your last eight teams after the round of 16 games here are mine , Italy , Germany , France , England , Netherlands , Spain , Portugal , Austria" Omg such a boring predictable call...... Spice it up extra time penalties!!! For starters Romania will rattle Netherlands, Italy v Switzerland has penalties written all over it, Turkey to ambush Austria after extra time katser (Galway) - Posts: 2475 - 27/06/2024 10:55:52 2555111 Link
Replying To katser: "Omg such a boring predictable call...... Spice it up extra time penalties!!! For starters Romania will rattle Netherlands, Italy v Switzerland has penalties written all over it, Turkey to ambush Austria after extra time" Austria for me could go a long way possibly reach the SF Redhot (Cork) - Posts: 739 - 27/06/2024 11:50:47 2555133 Link